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4.9 Greening project: Am Tabor Lutheran Parish

4. Projects from the Buildings pillar

The slightly weathered main façade of the Protestant church, with a gable roof and a pointed gable. A cross and two figures in bas-relief are incorporated into the flat main façade. On either side are low towers with pointed hipped roofs. Between them lies the porch with round arches. In front of and to the sides are green tree tops; in the background stands a modern high-rise residential block.

Fig. 26: Am Tabor Lutheran Church, an architectural gem built in the period 1913 to 1926. © City of Vienna/Bojan Schnabl

The Church of the Transfiguration (Am Tabor Lutheran Church) is situated in the Alliiertenviertel neighbourhood in Leopoldstadt (20th district) and was built between 1913 and 1926 to plans by Siegfried Theiß and Hans Jaksch. The facade of the church, a listed building, has darkened considerably over the years and this, together with the lack of shade in the street space, helps to create an urban heat hotspot in summer.

Back in 2023, local residents already expressed their desire for a visual upgrade of the church facade. Thanks to a financial subsidy from the "Grätzlmarie" scheme, the "Am Tabor biodiversity hedge" project enabled the ecological and visual redesign of the existing hedge alongside the nave of the church in early 2025 (see "Grätzlmarie" projects).

Building on this, plans are now also underway for greening of the street-facing facade. A system incorporating climbing aids and growth barriers is being evaluated, with due consideration for architectural functions and building conservation requirements. Facade greening will not only help to improve the local microclimate and enhance biodiversity in the neighbourhood, but is likewise intended to improve the aesthetic qualities of the building and significantly add to the amenity value for pedestrians and cyclists along Taborstraße.

The project is currently being planned in consultation with the Federal Monuments Authority.

This project is being supported with funding from the "Grätzlförderung" scheme. 

Project partners

  • Am Tabor Lutheran Parish

Find out more here: https://www.amtabor-evang.at/natur-und-kirche (German)